Monday, September 30, 2013

This time of year can be a little schizophrenic for a cook.
We’ve not quite let go of summer and its fast, fresh food; but at the same
time, the cooler weather has us craving hearty, more comforting fall fare. This
beef medallions with fresh horseradish cream recipe is delicious nod to that
kind of seasonal culinary dilemma.

The combination of the sweet, juicy tomato salad base,
along with the seared beef, and aromatic sauce works whether you’re enjoying it on
a warm autumn day, or cold, rainy night. My only regret is I didn’t have any
crusty bread around to soak up all those incredible juices. That's a rookie
mistake any time of year!

Like I said in the video, horseradish is easy
to find these days, especially in the higher-end grocery chains. It’s usually
sold by the pound, so don’t be afraid to ask the produce person to cut you off
a smaller piece, as the roots can get pretty big. If you’ve never used fresh
horseradish before, I hope you check it out soon. Enjoy!

I already had every thing on hand for this tonight. Recipe seemed perfect for a day that I wore a sweater in the morning on the way to work, but had relegated sweater to back seat, wearing my sleeveless silk tank, with windows down.

I confess: when I went to to the garden to pick tomatoes, I couldn't leave the lovely purple basil alone so I grabbed a bit; then just a few straw summer savory leaves, too.

So de-lish! We may even do this again for friends before some Art Prize viewing on Friday night.

On my first interview out of college ever, I went to IBM (they didn't offer me a job, Waah). They took me out to eat to the nicest restaurant I've been to to this day. It was called Harvest, and I think it was in Cambridge, or Brookline, MA.

I ordered 'medallions of venison in tomato ragu'. I really liked it. Well, until I told my roommate about it. He said, "You ordered disks of deer in spaghetti sauce'?

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Watched this video yesterday afternoon and just had to make it the same night. Used fresh, late season, tomatoes from our garden, and picked up a New York Strip steak which I deboned, trimmed up, and cut in half - no pounding necessary. I rendered the fat trimmings in the pan and added a bit of olive oil to raise the smoke point. Used some fresh parsley instead of chives, but otherwise followed the recipe and the result was fantastic. Super simple and delicious. Thanks John!